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Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Epigraph Foreword Preface Acknowledgements PART 1 - Life at the Corner of the Rink CHAPTER 1 - An Introduction to Scouting THE EVOLUTION OF SCOUTING THE LIFE OF AN AMATEUR SCOUT SUCCESSFUL SCOUTS THE NHL ENTRY DRAFT CHAPTER 2 - Amateur and Professional Scouting AMATEUR SCOUTS PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS CHAPTER 3 - Where to Find Them THE LEAGUES WORLD JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS THE CHALLENGES OF SCOUTING THE LEAGUES CHAPTER 4 - Tools of the Trade VIDEO SCOUTING COMPUTER SOFTWARE INDEPENDENT SCOUTING DEPARTMENTS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR HOCKEY PART 2 - Inside the Secret World of Hockey Scouting CHAPTER 5 - The Scouting Fraternity LONG ROAD TRIPS AND BAD COFFEE HOCKEY HIJINKS CHAPTER 6 - Influential Scouts JACK BUTTON, SCOUTING MENTOR PADDY GINNELL, SCOUTING MENTOR JOHN FERGUSON SR., SCOUTING MENTOR MARSHALL JOHNSTON, SCOUTING MENTOR FRANK BONELLO, SCOUTING MENTOR BART BRADLEY, SCOUTING MENTOR LUKE WILLIAMS, SCOUTING MENTOR LORNE DAVIS, SCOUTING MENTOR DON LUCE, SCOUTING MENTOR LOU JANKOWSKI, SCOUTING MENTOR RICK DUDLEY, SCOUTING MENTOR GERRY MELYNK, SCOUTING MENTOR PIERRE DORION SR., SCOUTING MENTOR ADDITIONAL INFLUENTIAL SCOUTS PART 3 - How to Tell Who’s Got Game CHAPTER 7 - Hockey Sense CHAPTER 8 - Skating THE BIG PICTURE CHAPTER 9 - Puck Skills and Puck Movement HANDS, WRISTS, AND ARMS ON THE RUSH AND IN TRAFFIC TIME AND SPACE PUCK MOVEMENT PUCK SKILLS FOR DEFENCEMEN CHAPTER 10 - Shooting the Puck BODY POSITION A QUICK SHOOTING RELEASE SHOOTING ACCURACY vs. POWER DECEPTION HAND PLACEMENT WHEN SHOOTING THE NATURAL SCORER vs. THE DEVELOPING SCORER CHAPTER 11 - Physical Game ATTITUDE GIVING AND TAKING HITS BOARD PLAY FIGHTING CHAPTER 12 - Defensive Hockey ON-ICE SKILLS FACE-OFFS COACHING ACCEPTING ROLES CHAPTER 13 - Goaltenders SKATING CREASE MECHANICS SCOUTING THE SAVE STICKHANDLING BREAKAWAYS VISION MENTAL STATE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES CHAPTER 14 - Defencemen and Forwards SCOUTING DEFENCEMEN SCOUTING FORWARDS CHAPTER 15 - The Intangibles LEADERSHIP ICE TIME COMMUNICATION AND BODY LANGUAGE OFF-ICE INTANGIBLES CHAPTER 16 - An Inside Look at a Player Meeting APPENDIX - Player Development Index Copyright © 2011 by Shane Malloy All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic or mechanical— without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any request for photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval systems of any part of this book shall be directed in writing to The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright license, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call toll free 1-800-893-5777. Care has been taken to trace ownership of copyright material contained in this book. The publisher will gladly receive any information that will enable them to rectify any reference or credit line in subsequent editions. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data Malloy, Shane, 1972- The art of scouting: how the hockey experts really watch the game and decide who makes it / Shane Malloy. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-470-68150-3 1. Hockey-Scouting. 2. Hockey scouts. 3. Hockey players. 4. Minor league hockey. 5. National Hockey League. I. Title. GV847.M.962’ 62 C2010-906938-2 Production Credits Cover design: Adrian So Front cover photo credit: ©iStockphoto.com/jgareri Back cover photo credit: ©iStockphoto.com/Thinkstock Interior text design: Natalia Burobina Typesetter: Laserwords Printer: Friesens John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. 6045 Freemont Blvd. Mississauga, Ontario L5R 4J3 FP To my grandfather Buddy Malloy. “Scouting sucks,” he said emphatically. “Go to the wrong door and the guy won’t let you in the rink because you don’t have the right ID . . . Missed the train back . . . Try to find a hotel. All that type of screwy stuff. Whatever those guys make they ought to get a raise because it sucks.” Ken Hitchock, Stanley Cup Winning NHL Coach

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The Art of Scouting delves into the secretive world of hockey prospecting, a world more akin to Cold War-era spying than a casual day in the stands. Scouts decide whether a player has the talent to make the final step to the NHL-or not-but what they do and how they do it are a mystery to most fans.S

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